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Dear Mary Jo,
yes, yes, we pray and hope that it is nothing especially in the opposite armpit.
It was proactive on your part to do the ultrasound and have the surgeon look at it. Should it light up this time, I would definitely have it biopsied. It really hardly hurts at all and you would feel relieved either way, if neg - great, if pos - get it treated immediately.
I had biopsies of the axilla and the neck and even those were worth it so I'm not wondering what it is.
Hugs and prayers,
Odette
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May 18, 2006 Age 52,
Diagnosed infiltrating ductal carcinoma
er/pr- HER2 + 3.9 by FISH
June-August 2006 AC chemo
August-October 2006 Taxotere + Herceptin
November 18, 2006 Mastectomy 16 involved lymph nodes
Jan 2, 2007 start radiation
Stage IV, Jan 12, 2007 recurrence in cervical lymph nodes while on Herceptin, stopped Herceptin
Rad oncologist extended the radiation field, good response
Started Tykerb Xeloda on beginning of May 2007
Progression to lungs and conglomerate lymphadenopathy July 2007
Undecided about next treatment
'One does not get to choose one's adventures'
I'm experimenting with my diet, using green tea, flax seed curry and olive oil
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